Just looking for ways that some people have used the system to get discounts and such, or have used the system to make more money. There’s always things in the military you’ve overlooked or haven’t been told about until it can’t be used anymore.
Your base’s MWR website usually has a list of military discounts for local theme parks, museums, recreation etc.
Definitely do the Thrift Savings Plan… you will put money away and get reduce your taxable income (or if you are young, look into setting up a Roth IRA also)
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June 29th, 2010 at 12:59 am
Buy and sell on ebay, kept me supported for years.
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June 29th, 2010 at 1:37 am
if you’re already in the military, you’d know what you can do and what you can’t…they TELL YOU.
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21 yr AF spouse (retired)
June 29th, 2010 at 2:06 am
wow. so the government pays a paycheck, you get food and housing and everything else that you need and you cant survive on it?
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June 29th, 2010 at 2:25 am
Have a percentage of your pay placed in a savings account.
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June 29th, 2010 at 2:31 am
Your base’s MWR website usually has a list of military discounts for local theme parks, museums, recreation etc.
Definitely do the Thrift Savings Plan… you will put money away and get reduce your taxable income (or if you are young, look into setting up a Roth IRA also)
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June 29th, 2010 at 2:43 am
Move off base and room up with somebody…
They give you X amount of money for rent and food…if you find a good apartment or whatever with one or two room mates, you keep whatever is left.
So if your rent is say, $800, and you are given $500-600 for BAH, then you can bank that extra $100-$200…
Uh…use USAA instead of any other insurance…it’s dirt cheap, especially if you’ve got an older car and don’t mind just liability insurance. I have it, and it’s something like $25 a month.
Only buy gas on base…only buy food on base…
Uh…when you go on TDY or whatever, you can make some money when on per diem…you don’t have to actually spend the entire dollar amount allotted to you every day…but you make all that money back….
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